CAN YOU CREATE A COMPASS USING METAL AND DIRT?

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CAN YOU CREATE A COMPASS USING METAL AND DIRT?

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JUST CURIOUS IF ITS POSSIBLE TO MAGNETISE A BIT OF METAL USING THE IRON IN DIRT TO THEN CREATE A COMPASS?
DOES THE DIRT HAVE TO HAVE IRON IN IT?
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Re: CAN YOU CREATE A COMPASS USING METAL AND DIRT?

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Hi ABBY223,

Iron in dirt comes in very trace amounts and is not enough to create a compass.

Hope this helps, IlI
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